US infant KJ Muldoon makes history as first patient treated with personalized gene-editing, offering hope for rare illnesses.

Retinoblastoma is a rare eye cancer affecting young children, and early detection is the key to saving both vision and ...

Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

A CRISPR treatment seems to have been effective for a baby’s devastating disease, but it is not clear whether such bespoke ...

For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as ...

Some plants have evolved a surprising strategy to attract pollinators—not with sweet fragrances, but with the stench of ...

An odd-looking snake found in an Arizona home’s backyard has become a subject of debate on social media after closer ...

The genome structure—how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism—is fundamental to the processes and ...

Without 8 or 9 hours of sleep, most of us end up staggering around like zombies. But according to a new study, some people ...

Fanconi anemia is an aggressive, life-threatening disorder. Most individuals living with this rare genetic condition, characterized by bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition, survive into ...

A new study identifies a rare gene mutation that may explain why some people naturally function on just a few hours of sleep.

Some scientists point to genetic quirks called mutations as possible triggers for its unexpected look. Genes involved in ...